This is the solo discography of Peter Gabriel, an English singer-songwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis.[1] After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. His 1986 album, So, is his most commercially successful, selling five million copies in America,[2] and the album's biggest hit, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. The song is the most played music video in the history of the station.[3]
Gabriel has been a champion of world music for much of his career. He co-founded the WOMAD festival in 1982.[4] He has continued to focus on producing and promoting world music through his Real World Records label. He has also pioneered digital distribution methods for music, co-founding OD2, one of the first online music download services.[5] Gabriel has been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts. In 1980, he released the anti-apartheid single "Biko".[4] He has participated in several human rights benefit concerts, including Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour in 1988, and co-founded the Witness human rights organisation in 1992.[4] In collaboration with entrepreneur Richard Branson, Gabriel developed The Elders, which was launched by Nelson Mandela in 2007.[6]
Gabriel has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1987, six Grammy Awards, thirteen MTV Video Music Awards, the first Pioneer Award at the BT Digital Music Awards, and in 2007, he was honoured as a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI London Awards for his "influence on generations of music makers".[7][8][9][10] In recognition of his many years of human rights activism, he received the Man of Peace award from the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in 2006, and in 2008, TIME magazine named Gabriel one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[11] Gabriel was also awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2007,[12] and the Polar Music Prize in 2009.[13]
AllMusic has described Gabriel as "one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians, as well as one of its most political."[14] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010,[15] followed by his induction as a solo artist in 2014.[16]
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "x" denotes the chart did not exist at the time.
Notes
a.^ "Shock the Monkey" also reached No. 64 on the BillboardR&B Singles chart and No. 26 on the Dance Music/Club Play chart. b.^ "Sledgehammer" also reached No. 61 on the BillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and No. 1 on the Dance Music/Club Play chart. c.^ "Shakin' the Tree" also reached No. 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. d.^ "Digging in the Dirt" also reached No. 1 on the BillboardModern Rock Tracks chart. e.^ "Steam" also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. f.^ "Kiss That Frog" also reached No. 18 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. g.^ "Lovetown" also reached No. 22 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. h.^ "When You're Falling" also reached No. 27 on the BillboardAdult Top 40 chart. i.^ "The Barry Williams Show" was deemed ineligible for the UK Singles Chart, as its length broke chart regulations for single releases, therefore it was instead listed as an EP and featured on the Budget Albums Chart where it reached No. 4. j.^ "Road to Joy" also reached No. 4 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.
Amnesty International ¡Released! The Human Rights Concerts compilations
A series of live compilation albums released in 2013.
1986: A Conspiracy of Hope: Recorded at Giants Stadium, New Jersey, USA, on 15 June 1986, includes: "Red Rain", "Shock the Monkey" and "Family Snapshot".
1988: Human Rights Now!: Recorded live at River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15 October 1988, includes: Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer", "Biko"; Peter Gabriel with Youssou N'Dour "In Your Eyes"; Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman (with The E-Street Band) "Chimes of Freedom", "Get Up, Stand Up".
1990: An Embrace of Hope…: Recorded live at National Stadium Stadium, Santiago, Chile on 13 October 1990, includes "Biko".
1998: The Struggle Continues…: Recorded live at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France on 10 December 1998, includes: Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman "Get Up, Stand Up"; Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour "Signal to Noise", "In Your Eyes", "Shaking the Tree"; Youssou N'Dour, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Jocelyne Beroard "7 Seconds".
1989 "Shakin' the Tree" by Youssou N'Dour on the album The Lion (a different version, with Peter Gabriel's lead vocals, appears on Gabriel's 1990 compilation Shaking the Tree)
2003 Growing Up: Live (live concert from the Growing Up Tour 2002/03, DVD) (RIAA: Platinum)
2004 Growing Up on Tour: A Family Portrait (Peter Gabriel's daughter, Anna-Marie Gabriel, directs a film about her father's Growing Up and Still Growing Up tours, DVD)
2004 Play (compilation of videos, including bonus videos and remastered sound. The music has been remixed on several tracks and the original mix is available as an alternate audio track, DVD)
Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 120. ISBN0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
